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2025-07-23 14:51
Interior minister, UNHCR representative discuss issues on Afghan refugees
TEHRAN – Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, have explored ways to address problems related to Afghan refugees living in the country and those being deported.
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2025-06-29 15:12
UNHCR voices concern over sharp increase in Afghan returns from Iran
TEHRAN – Following the deportation of unauthorized Afghans, with the implementation of a return deadline by the Government on March 20, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned that returns on a massive scale have the potential to destabilize the fragile situation in Afghanistan.
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2025-05-20 15:11
UNHCR lauds medical services provided to refugees in Isfahan
TEHRAN – Following a visit to Al-Zahra hospital in Isfahan province, Yumiko Takashima, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran, has commended the medical services provided to Afghan refugees.
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2025-04-19 15:33
UNHCR releases strategy, vision account for Iran 2025-2027
TEHRAN –The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released its vision for Iran by the end of 2027.
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2024-11-18 15:48
Environmentally friendly streetlights installed in refugee settlements
TEHRAN –The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in cooperation with the National Organization for Migration (NOM), has installed 3,601 solar-powered streetlights across 11 settlements and four neighborhoods with large refugee populations in Iran to respond to safety concerns in an environmentally friendly and climate-safe way.
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2024-08-30 15:43
UNHCR provides support for Iran’s refugee-inclusive health policies
TEHRAN – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has donated a consignment of essential medical equipment and supplies to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) to enhance the quality of healthcare services for both refugees and communities that generously host them.
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2024-07-13 15:27
Japan, UNHCR enhance healthcare, education for refugees in Iran
TEHRAN –Japan’s contribution to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran boosts the country’s policies that allow Afghan refugees access to education and healthcare services.
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2024-03-02 16:04
Japan, UNHCR to improve education, healthcare for refugees in Iran
TEHRAN – In a bid to provide Afghan refugees and host communities in Iran with quality education and healthcare services, the Government of Japan and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees have signed a partnership agreement.
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2024-02-25 14:58
UNHCR funds free health coverage for some 200,000 refugees
TEHRAN – About 200,000 foreign nationals in the country have been provided with free health insurance with the financial support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the managing director of Iran Health Insurance Organization has said.
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2024-02-13 14:49
UNICEF, UNHCR team up to support Iran’s inclusive refugee policies
TEHRAN –The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have signed a letter of understanding (LOU) to support the Iranian government’s response to the growing needs of refugees.
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2023-11-03 16:12
‘UNHCR is committed to making world aware of Iran's services to refugees’
TEHRAN – Yumiko Takashima, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran, has said the Organization is committed to introducing the services provided by Iran to immigrants and refugees to the world.
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2023-09-27 15:40
WFP releases July report on Iran
TEHRAN - The World Food Program (WFP) has released a report, expounding on activities in Iran over the month of July.
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2023-07-17 16:02
France allocates €1 million to support UNHCR program in Iran
TEHRAN - The Government of France recently announced a financial contribution of €1 million to support UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its critical program for Afghans in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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2023-06-21 14:06
World Refugee Day: Iran celebrates inclusive policies, calls for global solidarity
TEHRAN – On June 20, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in the Islamic Republic of Iran, marked World Refugee Day with a series of events celebrating refugees’ resilience and courage and the country’s commendable inclusive policies towards refugees.
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2023-03-14 15:58
UNHCR releases Iran Protection Dashboard report
TEHRAN – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released its January-December 2022 report on the situation of refugees in Iran.
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2023-02-24 18:01
Afghan refugees acquiring new skills in Iran
TEHRAN - Iran has been hosting refugees for over four decades, providing them with access to basic services in the national system.
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2022-09-09 19:07
UNHCR is honored to support Iran's efforts regarding refugees
TEHRAN - Ivo Freijsen, Representative for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Iran, has said Iran provides wide-ranging services for refugees and the UN agency is honored to support Iran's efforts in this regard.
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2022-07-19 16:48
UNHCR: 274,000 Afghan refugees will remain in Iran by end of 2022
TEHRAN - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has estimated that 274,000 Afghan refugees, including those that have arrived in 2021, will remain in Iran by end of 2022.
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2022-05-11 17:08
UNHCR lifts Level 2 emergency for Afghan refugees in Iran
TEHRAN - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has lifted the Level 2 emergency for the Afghanistan situation in Iran in April.